To Iran, uranium enrichment is mainly intended as a bargaining chip.
Iran’s Parchin Clean-up a “Tease”
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North America
Why Couldn’t the Left Prevail in Mexico?
The tired old Institutional Revolutionary Party was returned to power in Mexico.
KSM May Never Be Brought to Justice for the Murder of Daniel Pearl
“Enhanced interrogation” presents obstacles to prosecuting alleged war criminals.
Depth of Republican Enthusiasm for Condi Rice Matched by Lack Thereof for Romney
Despite her poor record as national security advisor and secretary of state, Republicans are still all in for her.
President Obama Takes Globalization to New Heights
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is shaping up to be as bad as NAFTA or worse.
Postcard from…Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), the candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), lost Mexico’s presidency by only .56 of a percentage point in 2006. Fraud was widely suspected. Until recently, the media had anointed Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), as the certain winner in the July 1 election.
In the past month a student movement has arisen that has cast doubt on this electoral outcome.
As Talks Fail Media Mounts a Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
This breakdown means we must prepare for the return of another onslaught of articles baldly assuming a military strike on Iran’s enrichment facilities is imminent.
Is the Threat of a “Mafia State” Real?
If international relations scholarship is to advance policymakers’ understanding of transnational organized crime and its role with respect to state power, new frameworks are needed.
Preempting the Need for Vetting Insurgents
If rebels knew how to behave in advance, the process of providing them with aid would be expedited.
Review: Drone Warfare
Medea Benjamin is one of the founders of CODEPINK, a peace and social justice movement that has been working to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and prevent new wars. In her recent book, Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, she educates her readers on the growing use by the United States and countries around the world of this no-accountability, remotely piloted aircraft.